{"id":269,"date":"2024-01-22T08:10:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T22:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2024-05-06T07:17:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T21:17:08","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/about\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"269\" class=\"elementor elementor-269\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c67f37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c67f37\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d75adf0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d75adf0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b1bcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32b1bcf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed5951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ed5951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Established in 1991, Women\u2019s Health Grampians (WHG) is one of nine regional and three state-wide women\u2019s health services funded by the Victorian Department of Health. WHG aims to improve women\u2019s equality, health and wellbeing in the Grampians region and beyond.<\/p><p>We work closely with all levels of government, community and business partners to achieve better public policy and services for women, and to work towards achieving gender equality.<\/p><p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Strategic-Plan-2022-26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strategic Plan<\/a>\u00a0sets out our approach and priorities for action.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9d771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cc9d771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Strategic-Plan-2022-26.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Strategic Plan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5c282 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad5c282\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3708d70 dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3708d70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Region<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57f5ce5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57f5ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our region has a population of about 250,000 and spans more than 48,000 square kilometers.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f434b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f434b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The region is made up of 11 Local Government Areas:<\/p><ul><li>Ararat<\/li><li>Ballarat<\/li><li>Golden Plains<\/li><li>Hepburn<\/li><li>Hindmarsh<\/li><li>Horsham<\/li><li>Moorabool<\/li><li>Northern Grampians<\/li><li>Pyrenees<\/li><li>West Wimmera<\/li><li>Yarriambiack<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6aebc9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6aebc9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b856f dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11b856f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WHG_Regional_Map_2019-1024x954.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WHG_Regional_Map_2019-1024x954.png 1024w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WHG_Regional_Map_2019-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WHG_Regional_Map_2019-768x716.png 768w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WHG_Regional_Map_2019-1536x1432.png 1536w, https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WHG_Regional_Map_2019-2048x1909.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c445589 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c445589\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be32f1e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be32f1e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b156a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b156a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It incorporates three sub-regions Central Highlands, Grampians Pyrenees and Wimmera, with a diverse range of communities from major growth urban centres to rural and remote towns.<\/p><p>Women in regional and rural areas like the Grampians face additional barriers to accessing health and wellbeing services, and are at increased risk of family violence. We have a strong and growing network of organisations from across the Grampians region who share a vision for safer, equal and respectful communities.\u00a0 Read more about our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/our-work\/violence-against-women\/communities-of-respect-equality-core\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Communities of Respect and Equality (CoRE) Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09232b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09232b3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Background-1.jpg\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a1e82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7a1e82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/our-work\/violence-against-women\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653c791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"653c791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevention of Violence <br> Against Women<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IWD_Marieke-and-Rose.jpg\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d7c44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7d7c44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/our-work\/gender-equality\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158b7da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"158b7da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gender Equality<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a data-dce-background-overlay-hover-color=\"#491C68\" data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Board-Background.jpg\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2006892 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2006892\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/whg.org.au\/our-work\/sexual-reproductive-health\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3785260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3785260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sexual and Reproductive Health<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Established in 1991, Women\u2019s Health Grampians (WHG) is one of nine regional and three state-wide women\u2019s health services funded by the Victorian Department of Health. 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